Search for These Texas Varieties

Why is selecting the proper vegetable varieties so important? If you've been gardening for any length of time, you are well aware that there are many, many different varieties of garden vegetables. However, only three or four varieties of any one vegetable are well suited or adapted to your particular area of Texas.

Get the varieties that do well in your area of the state. Planting proven varieties is much better than picking varieties because of catchy names or availability. Listed below are the vegetable varieties recommended for use in Texas gardens. Your local county Extension agent may also have a listing of additional varieties worthy of use in your area.

Asparagus
UC 157, Jersey Giant, Jersey Gem

Beans
Snap - Topcrop, Tendercrop, Tendergreen, Kentucky Wonder, Greencrop
Pinto - UI-114, Dwarf Horticultural, Luna
Lima - Jackson Wonder, Florida Butter, Henderson Bush

Beets
Pacemaker, Detroit Dark Red

Broccoli
Packman, Baccus, Green Comet

Cabbage
Bravo, Rio Verde, Red Rookie

Carrots
Texas Gold Spike, Orlando Gold

Cauliflower
Snow Crown

Chinese Cabbage
Jade Pagoda, Monument, Napa, China Pride

Cucumbers
Slicers - Poinsett 76, Sweet Success, Dasher II, Sweet Slice
Pickling - Calypso, Carolina

Eggplant
Florida Market, Florida High Bush

Oriental Eggplant
Tycoon

Garlic
Texas White

Greens
Collards - Blue Max, Georgia Southern
Chard - Lucullus, Ruby

Kale
Vates, Blue Knight

Lettuce
Crisp Head - Mission
Loose Leaf - Prizehead, Red Sails, Black-Seeded Simpson
Butter Head - Buttercrunch

Melons
Cantaloupe - Mission, Primo, Caravelle
Honey Dew - TAM Dew, Honey Star

Mustard
Green Wave, Tendergreen, Southern Giant Curl

Okra
Clemson Spineless, Lee, Emerald

Onions
Bulb - Texas 1015 Y, Early Grano 502, Granex 33
Green - Evergreen Bunching, Crystal Wax

Pepper
Bell - Supersweet 860, Capistrano
Hot - TAM Mild Jalepeño, TAM Hidalgo Serrano
Sweet Jalepeño-shaped - Rio Grande Gold

Potatoes
Irish - Red: Red LaSoda, Norland;
White: Kennebec
Sweet - Beauregard, TAMU Corder, Centennial, Jewel

Pumpkin
Large - Connecticut Field, Big Max
Medium - Jack O'Lantern, Funny Face
Small - Jack-Be-Little

Radish
Cherry Belle, Sparkler, White Icicle

Southern Peas
Purple Hulls - TX Pink Eye
Cream - Cream 40, Champion
Black Eye - California #5
Crowder - Mississippi Silver, Zipper

Spinach
Savoy - Green Valley II, Ozarka II, Fall Green, Coho (semi-savoy)

Squash
Summer - Goldie, Gold Bar, Multipik
Zucchini - President, Senator
Butternut - Waltham, Early Butternut

Sweet Corn
Summer Sweet 7800, Sweet G-90, Kandy Korn, Silver Queen, Guadalupe Gold

Tomatoes
Bingo VF, Carnival VF, Heatwave VF, Celebrity VFNT, Merced VF, Surefire VF, SunMaster VF

Cherry Tomato
Small Fry, Cherry Grande

Turnips
White Lady, Royal Globe II

Watermelon
Standard - Jubilee, Royal Charleston, Royal Jubilee, Royal Sweet, Sangria, All Sweet
Seedless - Tri X-133, King of Hearts